Carandiru
2003 · Movie · R · 145 min · ★ 7.6
When a doctor decides to carry out an AIDS prevention program inside Latin America’s largest prison: the Casa de Detenção de São Paulo - Carandiru, he meets the future victims of one of the darkest days in Brazilian History when the State of São Paulo’s Military Police, with the excuse for law enforcement, shot to death 111 people. Based on real facts and on the book written by Dráuzio Varella.
Based on Estação Carandiru
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Details
- Years
- 2003
- Release date
- 2003-04-11
- Language
- Portuguese
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 145 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (611 votes)
Themes
- prison
- police brutality
- attempted murder
- carandiru massacre
- sao paulo, brazil
- doctor
Awards & recognition
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2004 · nominated
Cast & crew
Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
as Doutor (Physician)
Milton Gonçalves
as Chico
Ivan de Almeida
as Nego Preto (Ebony)
Aílton Graça
as Majestade (Majesty)
Maria Luísa Mendonça
as Dalva
Aida Leiner
as Rosirene
Rodrigo Santoro
as Lady Di
Gero Camilo
as Sem Chance (No Way)
Lázaro Ramos
as Ezequiel
Caio Blat
as Deusdete
Directed by Héctor Babenco